Bale-tie



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T. T WELLS. BALE TIE. I No. 882,396. Patented May 8, 1888.

Q uMmooeoc IJNTTED STATES PATENT Unites.

THOMAS T. WVELLS, OF UNION, MISSISSIPPI.

BALE TlE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,396, dated May 8,1888.

Application filed November 11, 1887. Serial No. 254,5)20.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS T. WELLs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Union, in the cbunty of Newton and State of Mississippi,have invented new and useful Improvements in Bale-Ties, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bale-ties; and it consists incertain novel features, hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which fully illustrate my invention,Figure l is a plan View of my improved tie, showing it unfastened. Fig.2 is a plan View showing the tie fastened, the different steps of theoperation of fastening being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a planView showing the buckle in a different position from that shown in Figs.1 and 2, and Fig. 4 is a detail View ofthe buckle.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates the ordinary strap orband having the usual loops, B, at its ends.

0 designates the buckle, having the longitudinal slot D, forming theseat for the ends of the strap or band. From one side of this slot D apassage, E, extends obliquely to the adjacentside edge of the buckle,through which the ends of the strap are passed in fastening the tie, aswill be hereinafter more fully referred to. From one end of the slot D anotch, F, extends into the body of the buckle at an angle to the slot Dand in line with the passage E, the purposes of which will presentlyappear.

In the angle of the slot ,D, formed by that side of the slot from whichthe passage E extends and the end of the slot opposite the end fromwhich the notch F extends, I form the small notch G, which is Vshaped inplan view, as clearly shown, and in the side of the slot D, opposite theside from which the passage E extends, I form a larger V-shaped notch,H,which is so arranged that the notches G H form practically the ends ofa slot runtNomodel.)

loop passed through the passage E and into the notch F. The said loop isthen swung around slightly in the arc of a circle, so as to entirelydisengage it from the passage E, after which it is moved laterally intothe slotD and against the closed side of the same. The other end of thestrap is then fitted to the bucklein a similar manner, and the fasteningis then completed, as will be readily understood on reference to Figs. 1and 2.

It may sometimes be found desirable to have the buckle at an angle tothe straps, and this position is illustrated in Fig. 3. In saidfigurethe end of one strap rests in the notches G H, and the other strap bearsagainst the inner walls of the passage E and notch F, the friction ofthe strap against the buckle being sufficient to prevent the'straps frombecoming disengaged from the buckle. This feature of my device will befound peculiarly advantageous in cases where the length of the strap issuch that it will be impossible to turn the buckle to a position atright angles to the strap, as will be readily understood.

' From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a verysimple and efficientdevice, and its advantages will be readilyappreciated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

A buckle for bale-ties having a longitudinal slot, D, an obliquepassage, E, extending from one side of said slot to the edge of thebuckle,

a notch, F, extending obliquely from the end of the slot in line withthe passage E, and V- shaped notches G H at the opposite end and side,respectively, of said slot D, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmysignaturein pres ence of two witnesses.

THOMAS T. \VELLS. Witnesses:

W. H. BARRETT, R. D. EMMONS.

